Paint Brush Care Worksheet
Artist's tip (Clean, gentle, dry): Palette – mixing; water pot – rinsing; easel – holding the board; masking tape – holding paper flat; sponge – dabbing textures. Round brush – fine lines and details; flat brush – wide, straight strokes. Good care: rinse, wash with mild soap, reshape, dry bristles up. Bad: leaving it in water, dried paint, scrubbing, standing on its bristles.
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- 1.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
- 2.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) sponge
- 4.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 6.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 7.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
- 8.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
- 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
- 10.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 13.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
- 16.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 17.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) easel (d) water pot
- 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
- 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
- 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
- 25.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
- 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
- 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
- 34.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
- 35.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
- 38.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
- 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 40.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- bristles up or flat
- True
- sponge
- rinsing brushes
- rinsing between colours
- good brush care
- True
- holding paper flat
- scrubbing hard on paper
- True
- False
- bad for the brush
- False
- washing with mild soap
- letting paint dry on it
- good brush care
- False
- False
- flat brush
- mixing colours
- True
- water pot
- palette
- drying bristles up
- bad for the brush
- True
- False
- False
- bad for the brush
- standing on its bristles
- sharpener
- a small round brush
- scrubbing hard on paper
- holding a board upright
- True
- bad for the brush
- letting paint dry on it
- fine lines and details
- rinsing between colours
- True
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